The placebo effect isn’t fake—and it isn’t just “positive thinking.”

In this episode of Hold That Thought, hosts Taylor and Becca explore the connection between belief, anticipation, and healing. They delve into studies around the placebo effect and the lesser known nocebo effect, unpacking research that points to the power of the body’s own healing mechanism and discussing the power of belief, community, and ritual in treatment and health.

This episode is the third in the Hold That Thought mini-series— Building a Home in your Mind.

Topics Include: Placebo effect, nocebo effect, clinical research, healing, community, parasympathetic nervous system, medicine.

Resources:

Dr. Ted Kaptchuk TedMed Talk

Placebo Effects Beyond Dopamine

The Placebo Effect- Amazing and Real

The Power of the Placebo Effect

Dr. Lissa Rankin

Mind Over Medicine by Dr. Lissa Rankin

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